The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-02


blocks or nearly quarter of mile.
Upon reaching the State House the
Presidential party, together with fifty OF
the most prominent Indiana office
holders, including members of Con-
gress, were conducted to the stand
erected for the occasion, and there in
the presence of about 5000 people
gathered around the place. Governor
Gray introduced the President to the
multitude.
Governor Gray commenced by assur-
ing the President that the exhibition of
popular interest was "a manifestation
of respect for you, not less than for the
magistrate" Whether any differed
With the President as to the wisdom of
his official acts, all accorded TO him
honesty of purpose. and sincere de-
sire to conserve the public good. This
visit was at time when each of In
diana's interests and industries had
fairly felt the impetus of advancement
and prosperity impaired by an admins
tration of national affairs, prudent,
pure, and peaceaole. Indianapolis, said
the Governor, might properly be called
the gateway to the west, and to-day the
gate was thrown widely open. COnclud-
ing, he said: 1T is only to be regretted
own State, whose path lay
near your own in honor and
service, is not here to Join
the fluctuations of am occasion
which he would have so much enjoyed.
To you, Mr.. President, as guest of
Indiana. and in behalf of her 2 500 900
Inhabitants, [ again bid you thrice well
come to the State and to the hospital
tiles of this caDital ~
President Cleveland began his reply
by saying: when 1 received the
hearty invitation from the people of
indianapolis and through their gov
ernor the invitation of the State of In
diana TO stop on my travels and see
them in their capital city, [ was
not long in determining that my route
should lead me this way. am sincerely
glad TO have the opportunity which my
short stay affords to see the fair por-
tons OF your thriving and prosperous
town."
After praising the progress of the
city and lis Furnishing condition, he
said: II must not for Eet to congratulate
the people of Indiana and their capital
upon the careful and economical ad-
ministration of their pub bic affairs.
Proof of this now beauties your city,
for | am told that your spacious and
handsome State Hous just completed,
was actually built within the limit of
expense originally fixed. In these days
of waste, extravaganza and miscaicula-
ton in regard to public buildings, this
is thing so unusual that you may well
be proud of it " The President alluded
to the fact of Indianapolis having an
exceedingly low tax rate, compared
with other cities. and then said: q am
at this moment impressed with another
thought connected with this place.
Its suggestion cannot fail to awaken
in your minds an affecIionate
sentiment, and its subject in
tere ited the attention of the nation to
this spot. Here lived and died a man,
your neighbor and your friend, whose
name was household word through
out the land, trusted and respected by
his fellow men, and by them invested
with the highest civic trusts. A loyal,
true son of your own State, amid his
honors he never forgot the people of
Indiana and his fellow townsmen of
we'll, he brought honor to you by his
faithful discharge of the functions OF
public Office and bv his firm devotion
and adherence to patriotic principles.
All will join you in the respect YOU
cherish for his memory and the kindly,
tender thought of the people of the
land will always turn to your city as a
place where your distinguished citizen
lived and died, and where rest his re-
mains among the surroundings he so
much enjoyed. 1t is therefore not only
gratifying to me to be with you as
citizens of Indianapolis, but to be able
to greet you as the friends and neigh
bors of a man honored by the nation,
and connected with me by ties of friend
ship, by the fortunes of political life,
and in the discharge of public duty"
at ferre HRute station, a crowd of
several thousands had assembled. The
President was received by Senator
voorhees,, ex-Secretary of the Navy
Thompson and committee, and with
his companions was driven to the Nor
NAL School building, in front of which
stand had been erected. The populace
seemed on fire with enthusiasm, &C
complaining the carriages on their way
and maintaining din of cheers. The
great square contained probably 20 700
people.
Senator Voorhees, called the assem-
blage to order, and asked tor silence,
anu GluOUuCeu 11Ou- hkCQdTu 1QOmp-
son, ex-Secretary of the Navy, who
would welcome to Terre Haute the
President.
Mr.. Thompson, in the course of his
speech. dwelt briefly upon the boundleSs
resources of the Missouri Val
ley, to which the President was
now making his first visit. He asked
leave to anticipate that when the
President should have seen more of the
west, he might realize more than ever
how much there was for all to keep the
United States in the front rank of the
nations and conceive those principles
for which the fathers fought. The
President replied briefly. He said {:
Having travelled now through the State |
of Indiana and seen something of its !
fertility and wealth, and little of its |
people, it seems fitting, as we leave the |
borders, we should, after the manner Cf |
parting guests, express the pleasure
which the brief visit to your State has |
US, and I am told too, that |
Terre Haute is one of the most beauti- |
fui cities of which Indiana can boast. |
This causes me to regret that have so |
little opportunity now to see it. The |
fact that this particular neighborhood |
forms the richest portion OF very rich |
and productive State is cause for con
graduation, which you doubtless |